Cardfree
Scottsdale, US · Founded 2012 · Delaware corporation
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CardFree provides a mobile ordering, payment, and loyalty platform for restaurants, hotels, breweries, fuel and convenience stores, and consumer packaged goods brands. Its products include order-ahead, kiosks, pay-at-table, text-to-pay, drive-thru payments, and branded merchant apps that integrate with POS systems through a unified checkout and customer-insights layer.
Founders & leadership
Cardfree was founded in 2012 by Jon Squire and Sen Wen.
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Jon Squirein𝕏CEO, founded CardFree in 2012Before starting CardFree in 2012, he was CMO at CorFire (SK C&C USA), SVP of Wallet & Payments at mFoundry, and worked on mobile wallet strategy and business development at Wells Fargo. He earlier founded and ran On Your Mark.
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Sen Wenin𝕏Co-founder · CTOHe joined CardFree as a founding member and head of technology in 2012, later serving as an advisor before returning in his current role. His earlier work includes principal software architect and engineering manager at Starbucks, co-founding Yorder, and serving as CTO and then advisor at SOLIUS, along with advisory work for Level (Techstars '19).
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Diane HongExecutive
Board
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Jeffrey KatzBoard director
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$4M disclosed across 1 round · 2015
▶$4MraisedApr 2015 · 1 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$4MraisedApr 2015 · 1 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Jonathan SquireExecutive Officer, Director
- Jeffrey KatzDirector
- Diane HongExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $4M
- Amount sold
- $4M
- Minimum investment
- $1M
- First sale
- Apr 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2012
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Incentivio191 shared keywordsIncentivio offers a guest engagement platform for multi-unit restaurant brands, combining online ordering, loyalty programs, marketing automation, and analytics into one system. It helps operators capture first-party guest data, drive repeat visits, and measure loyalty ROI across locations, serving restaurant brands across North America.
Chowbus188 shared keywordsChowbus provides technology solutions designed for restaurants, with current focus on U.S.-based establishments.
Atly166 shared keywordsAtly is a location discovery app that helps people find restaurants, bars, and places to visit through personalized recommendations and user-generated tips. The consumer platform has been described as combining social community content with map-based navigation.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Cardfree do?
- CardFree provides a mobile ordering, payment, and loyalty platform for restaurants, hotels, breweries, fuel and convenience stores, and consumer packaged goods brands. Its products include order-ahead, kiosks, pay-at-table, text-to-pay, drive-thru payments, and branded merchant apps that integrate with POS systems through a unified checkout and customer-insights layer.
- Who founded Cardfree?
- Cardfree was founded by Jon Squire, Sen Wen in 2012.
- How much funding has Cardfree raised?
- Cardfree has disclosed $4M raised across 1 round.
- Where is Cardfree headquartered?
- Cardfree is headquartered in Scottsdale, US.